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Here is a commission I finished up today. I would hope that @kevineastmantmnt and @dcates would approve. #tmnt #yellowturtle #venom #tmntjennika #jennika #jennikayne #idwtmnt #tmnt95 #sketchcover #artist #lineart #silverbax https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F84W0gmY7/?igshid=49y47dg86pqh

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Yellow Magnesite Turtle Rainbow Magnesite Golden Bookmark for just $12.00 This Golden embossed Bookmark is decorated with a strand of 8mm Rainbow Magnesite Rondelles, and 4mm Gold Plated Spacer Beads A Yellow Magnesite Turtle Charm dangles at the End The Book Hook measures 4 3/4 inches The Hook fits over Paperbacks

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5 favorite works

tagged by @glimmerglanger. thank you for making my 2020 a brighter one <3 not to mention my 2021. i live a mile from the capitol building and im distracting myself with tumblr and video games rn. probably not gonna update anything till after the inauguration. 

RULES: It’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (ish) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works.

1. selenophile, thalassophile. having a lesbian rarepair for katara is difficult so we must feed ourselves. yuetara stans unite.

2. Kairkiyc. Many thanks as always to the magnificent @the-writing-mill for letting me play in their integration sandbox! This premise is just so deliciously twisted, and I had fun writing violent bb Anakin and overbearing papa Jaster.

3. Of Teachers and Ta’ayl’e. i quite like how cutely devious boba is here, not to mention the dramatic confrontation between jango and obi-wan.

4. Naked and Not Paid. I was tickled pink to see so many people enjoying such a ridiculous, indulgent fic.

5. Inheritance. This was the first story I’ve written wholly and entirely for myself in years, and I had so much fun with it. I don’t normally enjoy the actual writing process much, but this was a blast!! It reminded me of the stories I wrote as a child, just for the joy of creating something.

i tag @the-yellowturtle @ms-notebook @mageofcole @cacodaemonia @doctrpepper

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tag game

This tag game is taken from the lovely Zutara fic (if my wishes came true) it would have been you by TheDescension. I’m putting this in a fresh post but idk how to make the text colored so its gonna be in boring b&w

thanks for the tag, @the-yellowturtle and @rideboldlyride!! 

rules: bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag the last person in your notifications.

AIR

i have small hands / i love the night sky / i watch small animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE

i don’t have straight hair / i always try new foods / summer is my favourite season / i go without makeup in my daily life / i keep on track of my tasks and finish them on time / i see beauty in everything / i smile at everyone i pass / i always fear history repeating itself / i can love unconditionally

WATER

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep till midday most days / i love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colours not words

EARTH

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humour is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love the chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

tagging @spicyswordlady, the last person in my notifs! <3

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11 Questions

Rules: Always Post the rules. Answer 11 questions, then make up 11 new ones and tag 11 people. Inform the person who tagged you that you answered their questions.

Tagged by @procasdeanating . You are so right, we used to do this a lot! It brings back fond memories. Thank you.

Okay,I’ll try to put as much spn as I can in my answers, but I have been reading mostly works in other fandoms as of late, so be prepared for a bit of everything.

1. Favorite fic you read this year?

Definitely  Keeping You in Sight by  gingerswag , which I had been following since the beginning. It’s a slave fic, but focuses mostly on the recovery and the consequences of the abuse. I love it to pieces and will keep hoping for a sequel. Check it out, you won’t regret it (read the tags and triggers, though).

Outside the supernatural fandom, the best was without a doubt  Finding a Voice by Roselightfairy , my absolute favourite legolas/gimly story EVER (and that’s saying something)

Also shout out to  don't you dare by LoveIsNotAVictoryMarch , aka the silverflinthamilton precious black pearl of a fic you wrote for my prompt and that I keep close to my heart. It’s beautiful.

2. First memorable romantic scene that comes to mind?

SPOILERS for “Keeping you in sight”

This might seem unconventional, but at the end of this story, former slave Dean Dean decides to leave Cas behind because he understand that learning to take care of himself, to be a person on his own, is the only way he can truly love Cas:

“Listen to me, Cas.”

Cas does.

“What I’m saying is…you can’t fix me by being nice to me for long enough, or in the right ways, or anything. There’s no cheat code. There’s no right answer. I’m screwed up, and I’m gonna be screwed up forever. I’m doing my best, but there’s always gonna be shit that makes me panic for no reason.”

He swallows.

“That’s why I have to go. I can’t be your responsibility. I’m not a child, or an animal, or a toy that needs to be put back together. As long as I’m your responsibility, I’m still yours. Every time I fuck up, every time I cry, every time I get scared, you’re gonna feel like it’s on you. And I’m gonna feel like an object, ‘cause even my screw ups are yours.”

He drops his hand from Cas’s mouth, knowing he’s not going to interrupt now.

“And as long as I stay, you’re never gonna admit to me when you’re upset or exhausted or pissed at me, because you know I’ll freak. Like right now. You couldn’t let yourself be even a little frustrated, because it was scaring me. And you won’t even admit…you’re pretending you’re fine with me leaving, because you think I’m so fucked up and desperate to please that I’ll change my mind if you admit that you want me to.”

Cas pulls away from him. Dean hadn’t realized how close together they’d been until they aren’t any more.

“Dean…”

“It’s not fair!” Dean insists. “You know it’s not. We have to be free to feel sad, and be angry, and make mistakes without worrying someone we love is going to kill themselves over it.”

His heart bounds in his chest, pumping everything he’s held inside of it into his bloodstream. He feels braver than he ever has.

He thinks about Sam, fourteen and falling apart under the pressure of holding Dean’s psyche together.

“Cas, we have to learn to take care of ourselves, ‘cause we can’t take care of each other. We gotta stop hanging our happiness on other people, and then falling to bits when they let us down. They didn’t ever agree to be the way we measure our own self worth.”

With the same certainty that he knows Cas would never keep him against his will, he knows that Cas does not have the strength to make him leave if he decides not to. He can hear it in the heartbreak trailing down Cas’s cheeks.

It’s not fair to expect him to have that strength. It’s not fair, and it’s not love.

Love is choice.

Love is knowing that you can lean on someone without losing the ability to stand on your own. Love is knowing you can lean on someone without them falling apart.

You can’t lean on a person you’re holding up.

Dean knows, then, that if he allows himself to fall apart now, allows himself to be swayed, that Cas will not have the strength to make him leave, but he will also never show himself to Dean again.

Cas is trusting him to stay solid, to stay real, to not disintegrate like a hologram at the first sign of weight. He’s allowing Dean to look at him, trusting that his true face won’t turn Dean into stone.

Dean isn’t going to let it.

He takes in the image of Cas, red-eyed, blotchy skin. Calmed, now, but with still hitching breath. He lets it ingrain itself in his mind.

“Cas, I’m in love with you.”

He’s surprised at how steady his voice sounds, and how solemn.

And so Dean leaves, and Cas lets him leave, even though they love each other. That love manifests itself in their respective efforts to become better people, for each other and for themselves. It takes so much strength and so much courage to love someone like this, to change yourself for the better despite your fear, to let someone go even though you want them near just because it’s what they want and it’s the right thing to do. More than that, this is  REAL, it rings true to me: not a big romantic gesture, but hundreds of small, day to day ones; something that is not built in a moment but through a lifetime. 

3. A line that you can’t forget?

Every Christmas I reread  A Winter's Tale by NorthernSparrow .  There is a line in it that has been my mantra for years:

Many of the trees in the stores have an angel at the top. Always with its wings spread wide. A symbol of that hope, perhaps? A hope that spring will come again?

It spoke to me deeply. I kept looking at the little angels on the tops of the conifer trees and I thought, I've fallen off the tree. I want to get back on the tree.

I WILL get back on the tree. I WILL survive this winter. The sun WILL come back; for me, and for everyone; somehow, someday.

Another one that I can’t seem to forget is this:

Where I am from, finiteness does not diminish the value and pursuit of things. Just because something will end does not mean it is any less worthy of love and effort. Like flowers and trees and lovely things that grow.

I wrote it down while reading months ago and keep thinking about it, but I can’t find the story it’s from. It should be a Glorfindel/Legolas fic on ff.net, which is not at all my usual fare, but it was lovely, and this tiny extratct has so much wisdom in it.

4. A writer who inspires you/had an impact on your own writing?

The anwer to this will always be @awed-frog . But recently also @roselightfairy

5. A fic that made you cry?

Listen, I cry at most fics, Okay? So I’ll tell you which one didn’t make me cry:  The Life of Death by yellowturtle . When I finished reading it I had trouble breathing and I had to go out for a walk to avoid collapsing in a heap and sobbing for days. I’ll never understand why this story isn’t more well known.

6. A new author you found and subscribed to on AO3/followed on tumblr?

@roselightfairy (great gigolas) and tothewillofthepeople (awesome Les Miserables fics)

7. A fic that you wish would get more recognition?

All the ones I have mentioned here.

8. If you could pitch a fic (one of your own if you’re writing) to be turned into a script for the show, which one would you choose?

Another weird answer, but  Torn by Misachan . It’s dark but I would love to see a) Cas hurt by the angels b) Sam and Dean taking care of Cas c) Dean’s protectiveness and d) Dean FINALLY bringing up his past as a torturer in hell to put the fear of himself into someone who deserves it.

As for my own fics, I would love for something like  The Gold-shackled Singer, or the story of Erasmus and Kallias to be part of the Captive Prince universe.

9. A cracky prompt for anyone who stumbles across this and wants to write it?

I am not really in the mood for crack, but maaaaybe Sam and Crowley trying to get Dean and Cas together for Reasons, while Crowly is jealous and Sam is done with all of them.

10. The story that never fails to make you smile.

The Apple Thieves by: Lindir's Ghost   

It’s funny and happy and warm and the reason I know how to make cobbler.

11. A fic that you would rec to people outside fandom?

Probably  The Sawdust Men by linoresearch 

MY QUESTIONS

I am in a nostalgic mood after the holidays, so let’s talk about memories and childhood.

1) What is your first memory, if you remember?

2)The first time you realized something big (good or bad) was going on in the world?

3) The first book you remember reading

4) First movie you loved/were obsessed with

5) Your favourite game as a child

6) Favourite food as a child

7) Favourite song

8) Favourite fairy tale, if you had one

9)Do you remember your first day of school?

10) A childhood adventure

11) What did you want to be when you grew up?

Tagging @procasdeanating , in keeping with tradition (fill free to respond to your own questions too ;) ; @nevernotlikelove ; @maryshelleey ; @vengefulnoob ; @awed-frog ; @justsomeonerandom17 ; @leeaneea ; @pod7et ; @snovolovac ; @vivianecarstairs ; @roselightfairy and whoever else wants in.

This is meant to be fun, so obviously do it only if you want to.

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theotherhalfofawesome --> the-yellowturtle 

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Fact Check: నిజమెంత: ఒరిస్సాలో పసుపు రంగు తాబేలు కనిపించిందా..? #balasore #yellowturtle #factcheck #odisha https://telugu.newsmeter.in/yellow-turtle-in-balasore-odisha/?feed_id=42804&_unique_id=5f1906660d2a5

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Here is an inked commission I did today. Just have to add a bit of color. #tmnt #yellowturtle #venom #idwtmnt #tmnt95 #sketchcover #artist #lineart #silverbax https://www.instagram.com/p/B20CZXUByPQ/?igshid=1wa5zh5z5p7aw

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A rare yellow turtle has been rescued in India by wildlife officers. It is beautiful

#yellowturtle #turtle #turtles #turtles🐢 #turtlelife #turtlelover #turtlebaby #biology #animalia #zoology #reptiles #biostreaming #rarebreed #rarebeauty #rareanimals #endangeredspecies #endangered #endangeredanimals

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30 questions tag game

Thank you to @mayfriend for tagging me <3

1. Name/Nickname? 

Aisling. Ash is technically a nickname people have given me but I hate it lmao

2. Gender? 

Woman

3. Star Sign? 

Virgo

4. Height? 

5′3.75. Yes the .75 counts

5. What time is it? 

1:48 p.m.

6. Birthday? 

August 27th

7. Favorite band? 

I’m pretty into MISSIO atm but my favorite band is always very subject to change depending on the month, my mood, etc

8. Favorite solo artist? 

Spotify says it’s grandson

9. Song stuck in my head? 

I guess the Japanese cover of Say So?

10. Last movie I watched? 

It’s been awhile but In the Loop I think

11. Last show I watched? 

...that anime about the Vatican

12. When did I create this blog? 

I think I made this one in 2014-2015 but my main I’ve used since 2013

13. What do I post? 

Fic snippets and various fandom hot takes/au ideas. Also various literary tropes I like.

14. Last thing I googled? 

MISSIO to make sure it’s a group and not a single person lmao

15. Other blogs: 

I have Several but @devitosimp is my main and @weeabooshitstain is my anime blog. I also have a fandom salt blog but I don’t want to subject y’all to that lmao

16. Do I get asks? 

Yes! A lot are people asking me to update this or that fic but I really enjoy when people play along with my star wars nonsense and egg me on <3 I also ask for prompts when I’m in a writing mood and I always get a lot of really fun ones.

17. Why did I choose my URL?

My first ever URL was actually biscuitlevitation but then I had to choose a different URL for my newly-made writing blog, so I reversed it. Both are inspired by this.

18. Following? 

3508. The majority are probably dead at this point but I don’t have the motivation to check

19. Followers?

745 for this blog. Most of you are here for Star Wars and you are going to be disappointed if this hyperfixation fades lol

20. Average hours of sleep? 

Good question

21. Lucky number? 

My lucky number is 13! Ironically a lot of good things have happened for me/my family on Friday the 13th so I trust it <3 I guess my karma is reversed or something

22. Instruments? 

I used to play clarinet and I still play piano for fun sometimes. I can’t read sheet music anymore so I learn songs from a combination of YouTube and playing by ear. I usually forget them after a month or so tho

23. What am I wearing? 

My Chewbacca shirt!

24. Dream job? 

I’d love to write or do photography for a living but I’m currently aiming to work in campaigns because that’s what I’m good at.

25. Dream trip? 

That place in Japan where the deer let you pet them and Ecuador. I’d also love to visit my family in Ireland again but shit’s expensive.

26. Favorite Food: 

I’m always down for fried rice

27. Nationality? 

American

28. Favorite song? 

Depends on my mood

29. Last book I read? 

The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera

30. Top three fictional universes I’d like to live in? 

Tortall before the cult of the Mother ruined everything, Alagaësia because dragons, and the His Dark Materials universe because daemons.

I tag @koramberlynne @glimmerglanger @yellowisharo @the-yellowturtle @ms-notebook and whoever feels like playing!

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Oh yay! I have so many favourites, but I’ll allow myself only to list you ten (not in any particular order). I’m just going to tell you the titles mostly, but of course feel free to check the tags and not read some if you’re not interested. Hopefully you’ll enjoy some of these!

The NASA series by Ferritin 4 is a fun one. Its POV is mostly Castiel’s, with a couple chapters from Dean’s. I won’t say anything about it, except that it’s one of my very top favourite AU fics.

For a heavier AU fic, The Life of Death by yellowturtle is gripping and breathtaking. It’s from Castiel’s POV and might be more canon divergent than AU but *shrugs*.

For angst, of course a good AU fic is Twist & Shout. Make sure to have some tissues near you.

Here’s to Us by Slanguage is a heartwarming AU where Cas and Dean are high schoolers. All I’ll say is that Cas has gone through some stuff.

It’s a Small World (aka the Worst Ride at Disneyland) by ireadhpinenochian is absolutely fantastic. It’s a supernatural AU with a twist.

All That Is And Used To Be by Misachan is an AU with Dean as a carpenter and anything else I say is spoilers. It also has a great twist.

If you haven’t read Cupcakes and Chlamydia by violue, you need to. It’s sweet, hilarious, and just great. It is also a series so... *happy/evil laughter*

Dark Side of the Moon by imogenbynight where Dean goes to the moon and needs help coming back. It’s just great.

Excerpts From Carver Edlund’s Magnum Opus by twentysomething is a brilliant AU where Dean and Cas are FBI partners and Dean has a kid.

Last but not least, Peace And Good Luck To All Men by KismetJeska was the first AU fic I ever read that has more than 10k words. Sam and Dean visit the Milton family during Christmas.

Have fun, my friend!

Can you all please reblog this with your favourite Destiel AU fics? I just finished Ninety-One Whiskey and I am a fucking wreck. (It’s gorgeous and the best thing I have ever read.)

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A2, B6, B10, D8 please!

Thank you, Anon. I really needed a distraction and talking about fanfiction tends to work very well. So:

A2. How did you find your first fic?

It was during a Harry Potter phase, and I googled something along the lines of “what id Snape had survived the war?”, expecting like...articles?Speculations? Definitely not a whole story about Harry taking him to task for his mistakes but ultimately forgiving him. A. WHOLE.STORY. It was unbelievable to me that not only was I not alone in imagining complex scenarios that altered canon, but people actually wrote entire novels about them! It was the beginning of the end. I even figured out how to use internet on my very old, banged up phone about a week later just for the purpose of reading more, about every fandom I could get my hands on. It was an interesting summer. I was 15.

B6. What is your favourite story trope? Why?

Mutual unrequited pining. I can’t get enough of it. Especially if it ends in a big passionate scene. ALSO you know when the characters, one of both (or all three)of them have never received enough love, but they find it in each other? I LIVE for that stuff.

B10. What is the best plot twist you’ve ever seen?

In The Life of Death by yellowturtle when it is revealed just how Cas will survive, even though you could see it coming even from te summary. I am breathless just thinking about that scene.

Also The Inexhaustible Silence of Houses by askance. That’s a very good one.

D8. Which fandoms do you read fic for?

Too many. The main ones are: 

- Supernatural

-Sherlock

-Merlin

-Lotr and everything Tolkien

-Harry Potter

-Good Omens

- Black Sails

-Captive Prince

-Les Miserables

- Star Wars

-Yuuri on Ice

There are more. Sometimes I forget about one for months or even years and then I have a sudden craving for it. Supernatural and Sherlock are more or less a constant though.

Done! Thanks again, Anon!

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yellow-turtle replied to your post “Some thoughts about the Ben Edlund commentary on 8x13 First of all,...”

at this point I'm just like "who gives a fuck if destiel goes canon, BEN EDLUND'S OPINION IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS ANYWAY"

SERIOUSLY THOUGH, THERE ARE ONLY LIKE THREE PEOPLE WHO'S OPINION I CARE ABOUT FOR TPTB STUFF, AND EDLUND IS TWO OF THEM.

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Almost Canon - Destiel Speculation Ficlets

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/15vtl4Y

by yellowturtle

'“How come you’re sharing my dream?”

“What dream? What are you talking about?” His friend shook his head resignedly. “Nevermind that. Just come back in the house for now, all right? You’ll wake the neighbours. Come on, you can shout all you want inside.”

Oh. Cas wasn’t real. He was clearly just a part of the djinn's illusion. He should’ve known that the real Cas couldn’t possibly belong in a fluffy green bathrobe, his hair tousled with sleep, the slippers on his feet sinking in the lush grass of a neat suburban yard. In the middle of the night. In his own freaking head.'

A couple of short ficlets set in season nine, in which there is explicit, undeniable, in your face proof that Dean or Cas have romantic feelings for each other WITHOUT their relationship going canon. No kisses or declarations of love. Only repressed sadness.

Apparently I'm a masochist.

Words: 1451, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Supernatural

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Sam Winchester, Kevin Tran, Charlie Bradbury

Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester

Additional Tags: Human Castiel, References to Suicide

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/15vtl4Y